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Kummer, Alfred

Date of birth:
March 8th, 1914 (Kattowitz/Silesia, Germany)
Date of death:
April 6th, 1945 (Breslau/Lower Silesia, Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

Flew a total of over 600 front flights.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Feldwebel
Unit:
III./ Kampf-Geschwader zbV 1
Awarded on:
January 31st, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
August 9th, 1943
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer 11./Transportgeschwader 2
Awarded on:
November 18th, 1944
Awarded in recognition of his record as a transport pilot on all fronts. By the time of his reception of the Knight’s Cross he had completed a total of 585 front flights.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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